Elizabeth's Foreign Policy

Aims.

• Prestige
• National Security
• Economic Growth/Trade
• Spread Ideology

Methods.

• Expand Territory
• Alliance
• Trade
• War

Breakdown of the Spanish alliance

• 1560-relationship worsened
• Trade war between England and the Netherlands
• Tensions increase D of Alva arrives in Netherlands
• Tensions increased by trade issues in N World.
• 1568-Incident at San Juan. Drake attacked by Spanish. (SEADOGS-Pirates with Queens authority)

War With Spain.

• 1585-Treaty of Nonsuch. Alliance with Dutch against Spanish. (7000 men under Leicster. Defensive. No to crush Spain)
• Leictsers Campaign "Inglorius but effective" Sloan.
• 1585-6 Drake leads an expedition it W.Indies to attack Spanish treasure fleet.
• 1587- Cadiz, delayed Armada by a year. Singed king of Spains beard.
• 1588 - ARMADA.

French Alliance.

Counterbalance to the threat of Spain

Bad- Domestic opion, Hugenots, Don't wnat France becoming too powerful.

• 1570- Marriage negotiations between Eliz and Anjou. Full military alliance in view
• 1572- Treaty of Blois. Defensive alliance, French want more.(ALLIANCE ENDS ST BARTHOLEMS DAY MASSACCRE.)
• 1575-Treaty of Blois renewed
• 1579-Marriage negotiations with Anjou renewed.
• Mid 1580's- Alliance with Hugenots not French. Treaty Of Jainville alliance between Spanish and Guise.
• 1589-Full alliance with French (Henry IV Hugenot)

WAR

1560- Alliance

1562- Uneasy Peace

1568- Alliance